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Active Galaxies are thought to be powered by rotation

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The black holes at their center.

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Super massive black holes.

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What are active galaxies powered by?

A central, supermassive black hole.


Who thought of galaxies?

astronomers did


What is a very energetic distant object that may be powered by a black hole?

Quasars or active galactic nuclei are thought to generate high energy relativistic jets at their poles, powered by a black hole.


Collisions between galaxies is thought to?

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Quasars are thought to be the center of distant?

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How are black holes involved in understanding active galaxies?

It is difficult to ask black holes about how they are involved in active galaxy research because they cannot talk, this makes them only peripherally involved in understanding active galaxies


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Which of the galaxies is shaped like a sphere or an egg?

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How are scientist able to identify the different types of galaxies?

The scientists are able to identify the different types of galaxies by high powered telescopes and by examining the pictures sent by various satellites orbiting the universe.


What is tough to be at the very center of all galaxies?

Perhaps you mean "thought to be"? - It is believed that all, or most, galaxies have a supermassive black hole at their center.


How many galaxies are irregular?

Irregular galaxies are thought to represent about 25% of all the galaxies. That puts the total at around 25 billion - depending on the source for the total amount (100 -> 300 billion)


How is know that active galaxies have small core regions?

It is known that active galaxies have small core regions because we can see them in images! These small regions known as uassars emit perful amounts of both radio waves and gamma rays...